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Seattle passes first-in-the-nation paid sick leave for gig workers
The move makes the pandemic-era benefit permanent for app-based independent contractors, such as food delivery and laundry service workers.
Josh Cohen
Josh Cohen is the Cascade PBS city reporter covering Seattle government, politics and the issues that shape life in the city. He was previously the changing region reporter, as well as a free
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